For his followers, Baba Ramdev was superman, albeit with a saffron cape.
He had presented Yoga as a magic pill for all ills from diabetes to kidney ailments and heart disease.
He even claimed once that he could cure AIDS and cancer. He convinced his disciples that nothing was impossible if one was adept in Yoga.
However, six days into his much-publicised fast against corruption, the Baba wilted and had to be moved to the hospital under the care of practitioners of western medicine whom he loved to loathe.
His blood pressure plummeted to 104/70, and pulse rate went down to 58 per minute. He also developed urinary infection. Worried disciples claimed he even slipped into unconsciousness. So what went wrong? Is Baba Ramdev not what he claims to be or is Yoga not what he says it is? A bit of both perhaps.
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